Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Bilingualism/Official Languages
- Budget
- Climate
- Consumer Issues
- Defence
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Mining
- National Security/Security
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Alberta.
- Seeking funding for international academic exchanges, study abroad, international student visits to Canada.
- Seeking funding for new research and campus infrastructure.
- Seeking funding for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), including, but not limited to, Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC), Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the NSERC-administered CRYSTAL program.
- Seeking funding to advance Canadian leadership in the priority areas to support world class research.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- official language funding amounts and mechanisms
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Immigration implications of foreign buyers legislation with unintended impacts on post-secondary sector recruitment
- The budget bill in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, research and the science and technology framework.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Discussions about the Copyright Act; of interest is the delivery of copyrighted information resources to library clients, particularly desk-top access; mass digitization projects; the use of copyrighted materials for classroom instruction at universities, the provision of service to visually impaired and otherwise disabled clients; and, copying for purposes of preservation.
Policies or Program
- Discussions around "Seizing Canada's Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation" in support of the science and technology framework.
- Discussions concerning developments in energy and environment teaching, research and development, additionally as relate specifically to climate change
- Discussions concerning policy developments in support of rural and remote development
- Discussions regarding intent and application process for the Canada Graduate Scholarship, administered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
- Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives and investments stemming from the northern strategy.
- Discussions regarding the refining and improving the application process of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs program administered through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
- Discussions to continue and increase funding to maintain an internationally competitive Research Support Program of SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR.
- Discussions to enhance accessibility and application of Employment and Social Development Canada programs for student finance.
- Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada regarding advancing opportunities and stronger linkages with industry through Seizing Canada's Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation.
- Issues regarding visa delays
- National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT) - discussions with the National Research Council (NRC) regarding the governance of NINT.
- Reconciliation efforts, initiatives related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action
- Research security, with respect to international research partnerships
Regulation
- Discussions about proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Council for the Arts
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Senate of Canada
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Shared Services Canada (SSC)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The University of Alberta is one of Canada's premiere research-intensive universities, engaging in teaching, research, innovation and community service. The University of Alberta is home to more than 42,000 students and 13,000 faculty and staff.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Bill Flanagan,
President and Vice-Chancellor
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Students, faculty, administrative and support staff.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Research Chairs
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$16,697,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation
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$11,967,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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$46,279,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign governments, municipalities, hospitals and universities
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$8,009,000.00
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Yes
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Health Canada (HC)
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$948,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$60,048,000.00
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Yes
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Other federal
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$37,958,000.00
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Yes
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Other provincial, municipalities, hospitals and universities
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$16,076,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$792,877,000.00
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Yes
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Social Science and Humanities Research Council
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$41,437,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
2-24 South Academic Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7
Canada
Telephone number:
780-492-3212
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Simaan AbouRizk,
Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
No public offices held
- Declan Ali,
Dean, Faculty of Science |
No public offices held
- Chris Anderson,
Dean, Faculty of Native Studies |
No public offices held
- Dale Askey,
Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian |
No public offices held
- Christopher Berger,
Government Relations Associate |
No public offices held
- Barbara Billingsley,
Dean, Faculty of Law |
No public offices held
- Stan Blade,
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences |
No public offices held
- Jason Carey,
Dean and Executive Officer, Campus Saint Jean |
No public offices held
- Greta Cummings,
Dean, Faculty of Nursing |
No public offices held
- Marieke Dube,
Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy |
No public offices held
- Brent Francis,
Director, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Daniel Fredrick,
Program Director, University of Alberta International |
No public offices held
- Richard (Todd) Gilchrist,
Vice-President, University Services and Finance |
No public offices held
- Douglas Gleddie,
Acting Dean, Faculty of Education |
No public offices held
- Cristian Gonzalez-Paez,
Acting Associate Vice President, Enterprise |
No public offices held
- Brad Hamdon,
General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Brenda Hemmelgarn,
Dean, College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry |
No public offices held
- Tammy Hopper,
Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine |
No public offices held
- Cen Huang,
Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International) |
No public offices held
- Christine Hughes,
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
No public offices held
- Jeff Johnson,
Interim Dean, School of Public Health |
No public offices held
- Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell,
Dean, College of Natural & Applied Sciences |
No public offices held
- Alexis Ksiazkiewicz,
Associate Vice-President, Government and Community Relations |
No public offices held
- Anastasia Lim,
Director, Engagement and Strategic Partnerships |
No public offices held
- Elan MacDonald,
Vice-President (External Relations) |
No public offices held
- Margaret McPherson,
Government Relations Associate |
No public offices held
- Vikas Mehrotra,
Dean, School of Business |
No public offices held
- Kyra Pyke,
Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation |
No public offices held
- Aminah Robinson-Fayek,
Vice-President (Research and Innovation) |
No public offices held
- Nicole Roy,
Government Relations Consultant |
No public offices held
- Ravina Sanghera,
Dean of Students |
No public offices held
- Sangita Sharma,
Endowed Chair in Aboriginal Health, Centennial Professor in Aboriginal and Global Health Research |
No public offices held
- Andrew Sharman,
Vice-President (Facilities and Operations) |
No public offices held
- Sara Shier,
Government and Community Relations Associate |
No public offices held
- Demetres Tryphonopoulos,
Dean and Executive Officer, Augustana Campus |
No public offices held
- Marvin Washington,
Dean, College of Social Sciences & Humanities |
No public offices held
- Robert Wood,
Dean, Faculty of Arts |
No public offices held
- Verna Yiu,
Interim Provost and Vice President Academic |
No public offices held
